Tackling COVID-19 emergency
On 30 January, the World Health Organisation declared the Corona Virus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern while, on 11 March, it characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. Worldwide countries started to declare state of emergency and approved first set of emergency measures and support operations.
The EU and its member states, for instance, are working together to reinforce national healthcare systems and contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They are also taking action to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. At the same time, the EU Commission announced immediate support of up to €38 million for the Western Balkans to tackle the health emergency and the reallocation of €374 million from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
This page intends to give you an overview of the common response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
News
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5th Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) jointly organised by the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the European Commission with the support of the EUSAIR...
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EU stakeholders agree on vocational education as way forward in Osnabrück Declaration
The Osnabrück Declaration was agreed by EU stakeholders at a ministerial virtual meeting on 30 November in the context of the German presidency of the European Union.
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Declaration of the Ministers in charge of vocational education and training of the Member States, the EU Candidate Countries and the EEA countries, the European social partners and the European Commission...
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Events
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5th Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region
5th Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) jointly organised by the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the European Commission with the support of the EUSAIR...
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R&I in recovery: What can Horizon Europe deliver?
Since Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took office in 2019, she has continuously highlighted research and innovation (R&I) as a critical driver of Europe’s green and digital transformations...
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Third European Education Summit: Digital Education Transformation
Building Resilience in the European Education Area The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to education and training provision by schools, higher education institutions...
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Calls
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The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has published Small Grants International Call for small and local organizations from 142 partner countries...
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CfP: "COVID-19 Impact on political participation in the Eastern European countries"
CfP: Editorial Team of European Quarterly of Political Attitudes and Mentalities (EQPAM) is happy to announce a new Call for Papers on COVID-19: "COVID-19 Impact on political participation in the Eastern...
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Call for Expert evaluators for UNA4CAREER's first call for postdoctoral fellowships
UNA4CAREER is a MSCA COFUND project, coordinated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain (https://www.una4career.eu/). The first call has just closed and we are looking for experts to evaluate...
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Documents
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[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] - Update on Tackling COVID-19 emergency (special issue)
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the EU and its member states are working together to reinforce national healthcare systems, contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and mitigate its socio-economic impact...
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Article: General covid-19 response in the WB economies
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the six Western Balkans (WB6) amidst a reacceleration of economic activity and promising economic outlook for 2020. With the rapid spreading of the coronavirus in the Western...
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[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] - Tackling COVID-19 emergency (special issue)
On 30 January, the World Health Organisation declared the Corona Virus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern while, on 11 March, it characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic...
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Links
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European Research Area corona platform
The platform is a one-stop shop providing comprehensive information about funding opportunities in relation to Coronavirus at European Union and national level. It offers continuously updated information...
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Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF)
The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) supports socio-economic development and EU accession across the Western Balkans through the provision of finance and technical assistance for strategic ...
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Science|Business ‘Coronavirus R&D Gateway’
The online hub is a one-stop-shop for a number of tools and information sources supporting the ongoing efforts to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Projects
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The Western Balkans Science Engagement Programme
The Western Balkan Science Engagement Programme (SEP) aims to contribute to resilience of states, communities and citizens across the Western Balkans to the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impacts, ...
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Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda
Main goal of the project is toIncreasing the engagement of the civil society organizations (CSOs) in the shaping and implementation of the Digital Agenda in the Western Balkans (DAWB).
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Advancing Anticipatory Behaviours in Dynamic Human-Robot Collaboration
Recent technological progress in robot physical interaction permitted robots to actively and safely share with human a common workspace. Thanks to these technologies, Europe nowadays leads the robotic...
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